The ''Hampshire Chronicle'' is a local newspaper based in

Winchester Winchester (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city in Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government Districts of England, district, at the western end of the South Downs N ...

, Hampshire, England. The first edition was published on 24 August 1772, making it one of the oldest publications in England.

History

The paper was founded by James Linden and was originally based in

Southampton Southampton is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. It is located approximately southwest of London, west of Portsmouth, and southeast of Salisbury. Southampton had a population of 253, ...

, moving to Winchester in 1778. From 1807 until 2004, its offices were at 57 High Street, Winchester. It is now based at 5 Upper Brook Street, Winchester. For many years, the paper included national and international news, before trains allowed London papers to reach Hampshire. It now concentrates on news from Winchester and central Hampshire. The paper has been published every week without fail since the first week. Publication days have varied, moving from Monday to Saturday in 1844, then to Friday in the 1970s and to Thursday in November 2005. Photographs became a regular feature of the paper in the 1940s. The paper currently comprises three weekly sections: the first broadsheet section covers news, classified advertising and sport. The second broadsheet section is for property advertising. The third, tabloid-size section is ''7 Days'', which covers arts, entertainment and motoring. There is also a monthly tabloid business supplement. Until 19 April 1991, the ''Hampshire Chronicle'' was printed at its own offices, 57 High Street Winchester. From the following week, it was printed at Portsmouth Printing and Publishing Ltd. It is now printed at Newsquest's Print Centre, in Test Lane, Redbridge, Southampton. The ''Hampshire Chronicle'' is owned by

Newsquest Newsquest Media Group Limited is the second largest publisher of regional and local newspapers in the United Kingdom. It is owned by the American mass media holding company Gannett. It has 205 brands across the UK, publishing online and in pr ...

, which is the second largest publisher of regional and local newspapers in the UK, and is itself part of the US group

Gannett Gannett Co., Inc. ( ) is an American mass media holding company headquartered in New York City. It is the largest U.S. newspaper publisher as measured by total daily circulation. It owns the national newspaper ''USA Today'', as well as several ...

. Sister newspapers in the area include the '' Romsey Advertiser'', ''

Southern Daily Echo The ''Southern Daily Echo'', more commonly known as the ''Daily Echo'' or simply ''The Echo'', is a regional tabloid newspaper based in Southampton, covering the county of Hampshire in the United Kingdom. The newspaper is owned by Newsquest, on ...

'', '' Basingstoke Gazette'', ''Andover Advertiser'', and the '' Salisbury Journal''.

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* {{Authority control 1772 establishments in England Newspapers published in Hampshire Newspapers published by Newsquest Publications established in 1772